Meanings
North Africa1
proper noun
- A geographic region comprising the northern part of Africa, usually referring to specifically the regions north of the Sahara Desert where Arabic is widely spoken as a mother tongue.
north Africa2
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of North Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Maghreb.
Similar
Translations
Afrikaans Noord-Afrika
- Noord-Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Arabic شَمَال إِفْرِيقِيَا, شَمَال أَفْرِيقِيَا
- شَمَال إِفْرِيقِيَا (šamāl ʔifrīqiyā)the northern part of Africa
- شَمَال أَفْرِيقِيَا (šamāl ʔafrīqiyā)the northern part of Africa
- إِفْرِيقِيَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (ʔifrīqiyā š-šamāliyya)the northern part of Africa
- أَفْرِيقِيَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (ʔafrīqiyā š-šamāliyya)the northern part of Africa
Bengali উত্তর আফ্রিকা
- উত্তর আফ্রিকা (uttor aphrika)the northern part of Africa
Bulgarian Се́верна А́фрика
- Се́верна А́фрика (Séverna Áfrika)the northern part of Africa
Catalan Àfrica del Nord
- Àfrica del Nordthe northern part of Africa
Chinese Mandarin 北非, 北部非洲
- 北非 (Běifēi)the northern part of Africa
- 北部非洲 (Běibù Fēizhōu)the northern part of Africa
Czech Severní Afrika
- Severní Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Danish Nordafrika
- Nordafrikathe northern part of Africa
Dutch Noord-Afrika
- Noord-Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Estonian Põhja-Aafrika
- Põhja-Aafrikathe northern part of Africa
Finnish Pohjois-Afrikka
- Pohjois-Afrikkathe northern part of Africa
French Afrique du Nord
- Afrique du Nordthe northern part of Africa
German Nordafrika
- Nordafrikathe northern part of Africa
Greek Βόρεια Αφρική
- Βόρεια Αφρική (Vóreia Afrikí)the northern part of Africa
Hindi उत्तर अफ़्रीका
- उत्तर अफ़्रीका (uttar afrīkā)the northern part of Africa
Hungarian Észak-Afrika
- Észak-Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Icelandic Norður-Afríka
- Norður-Afríkathe northern part of Africa
Indonesian Afrika Utara
- Afrika Utarathe northern part of Africa
Italian Nordafrica, Africa del Nord
- Nordafricathe northern part of Africa
- Africa del Nordthe northern part of Africa
Japanese 北アフリカ
- 北アフリカ (Kita Afurika)the northern part of Africa
Korean 북아프리카
- 북아프리카 (Bugapeurika)the northern part of Africa
Latvian Ziemeļāfrika
- Ziemeļāfrikathe northern part of Africa
Lithuanian Šiaurės Afrika
- Šiaurės Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Malay Afrika Utara
- Afrika Utarathe northern part of Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Nord-Afrika
- Nord-Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Persian آفریقای شمالی
- آفریقای شمالی (âfriqâ-ye šomâli)the northern part of Africa
Polish Północna Afryka
- Północna Afrykathe northern part of Africa
Portuguese norte da África
- norte da Áfricathe northern part of Africa
Romanian Africa de Nord
- Africa de Nordthe northern part of Africa
Russian Се́верная А́фрика
- Се́верная А́фрика (Sévernaja Áfrika)the northern part of Africa
Slovak Severná Afrika
- Severná Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Spanish África del Norte
- África del Nortethe northern part of Africa
Swahili Afrika ya Kaskazini
- Afrika ya Kaskazinithe northern part of Africa
Swedish Nordafrika
- Nordafrikathe northern part of Africa
Thai แอฟริกาเหนือ
- แอฟริกาเหนือ (ɛ́p-frí-gaa-nʉ̌ʉa)the northern part of Africa
Turkish Kuzey Afrika
- Kuzey Afrikathe northern part of Africa
Ukrainian Півні́чна А́фрика
- Півні́чна А́фрика (Pivníčna Áfryka)the northern part of Africa
Urdu شمالی افریقا
- شمالی افریقا (śumālī afrīqâ)the northern part of Africa
Vietnamese Bắc Phi
- Bắc Phithe northern part of Africa
Cite this entry
APA
North Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Africa
MLA
“North Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North Africa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Africa.
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